The Political Writings: "Selected Aphorisms" and Other Texts

Alfarabi

Published by Cornell University Press 2015

The Political Writings

"Selected Aphorisms" and Other Texts

Alfarabi
Translated by: Charles E. Butterworth

In the series Agora Editions

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501700323

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About this book

In this second volume of new translations of Alfarabi's political writings, Charles E. Butterworth presents translations of the Arabic philosopher’s political and legal thinking.

Author / Editor information

The author of many books, Charles E. Butterworth is Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland.

Reviews

Robert L'Arrivee:

Butterworth brilliantly combines in one volume the theoretical agenda of the Political Regime and the practical concerns of the Summary. Such combination offers us the opportunity to explore the dynamic tensions between theoretical and practical knowledge that undergird Alfarabi's philosophical project as a whole. This volume is an excellent contribution to Alfarabi scholarship and should be most welcome to anyone interested in Islamic philosophy.

Charles E. Butterworth has rendered a service both timely and timeless in his meticulous yet highly readable translations of four texts by a thinker second to none. Butterworth here provides insightful introductions and impeccable translations.

Charles Butterworth has rendered a service both timely and timeless in his meticulous yet highly readable translations of four texts by a thinker second to none.... Butterworth here provides insightful introductions and impeccable translations.

At last, a wider English-speaking audience will gain access to the riches contained in Alfarabi's political philosophy.... As always, Butterworth walks the fine line between literalness and readability with extraordinary grace, making this volume of equal value to scholar and student alike. He also offers introductions to each work that exemplify this same balance. For the scholar, he describes the manuscripts consulted and justifies our conviction that at last we have a trustworthy translation based on a critical Arabic text. For the student, as well as the scholar, and, above all, the teacher, he offers concise, insightful introduction to these challenging works. These introductions are a great boon in the classroom; each introduction leads the reader to raise the relevant questions to begin to unlock the secrets within. In the footnotes, Butterworth strikes the same balance, drawing the scholar's attention to alternate manuscript readings and translations while offering crucial pieces of information and insight, especially valuable to the novice.

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Selected Aphorisms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Enumeration of the Sciences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Book of Religion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
The Harmonization of the Two Opinions of the Two Sages: Plato the Divine and Aristotle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 222
Keywords: Greek philosophy; philosophy of Islam; Islamic political philosophy; Jewish philosophy; religion; Middle Eastern studies; translation

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Published: May 12, 2016
ISBN: 9781501700323